1978 Carolina League Leaders
1978 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1978 Carolina League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron MacDonald | Lynchburg Mets | .325 | 158 | 486 |
| Jerry McDonald | Salem Pirates | .324 | 103 | 318 |
| Roger LaFrancois | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .311 | 123 | 395 |
| George Vukovich | Peninsula Pilots | .311 | 141 | 453 |
| Ozzie Virgil | Peninsula Pilots | .303 | 124 | 409 |
| Wally Backman | Lynchburg Mets | .302 | 149 | 494 |
| Elijah Bonaparte | Peninsula Pilots | .292 | 117 | 400 |
| Craig Brooks | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .292 | 116 | 397 |
| Nicholas Popovich | Peninsula Pilots | .292 | 107 | 366 |
| Luis Salazar | Salem Pirates | .292 | 138 | 472 |
| Ray Boyer | Alexandria Dukes | .287 | 124 | 432 |
| Charlie Warren | Lynchburg Mets | .281 | 126 | 448 |
| Ramon Lora | Peninsula Pilots | .278 | 111 | 399 |
| Charles Valley | Salem Pirates | .276 | 126 | 456 |
| Mel Barrow | Kinston Eagles | .273 | 110 | 403 |
| Jay Loviglio | Peninsula Pilots | .269 | 133 | 495 |
| Dave Schmidt | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .269 | 87 | 324 |
| Jody Davis | Lynchburg Mets | .262 | 107 | 408 |
| Lee Graham | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .260 | 124 | 477 |
| Jeff Kraus | Peninsula Pilots | .259 | 90 | 347 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron MacDonald | Lynchburg Mets | 158 | 30 | 4 | 7 |
| Wally Backman | Lynchburg Mets | 149 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| George Vukovich | Peninsula Pilots | 141 | 26 | 9 | 10 |
| Luis Salazar | Salem Pirates | 138 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| Jay Loviglio | Peninsula Pilots | 133 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Charles Valley | Salem Pirates | 126 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| Charlie Warren | Lynchburg Mets | 126 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| Ray Boyer | Alexandria Dukes | 124 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| Lee Graham | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 124 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Ozzie Virgil | Peninsula Pilots | 124 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Martinez | Peninsula Pilots | 2.07 | 13 | 2 |
| Bob Walk | Peninsula Pilots | 2.12 | 13 | 8 |
| Greg Harris | Lynchburg Mets | 2.16 | 8 | 9 |
| Sammye Welborn | Peninsula Pilots | 2.42 | 13 | 5 |
| Tim Costello | Kinston Eagles | 2.50 | 9 | 6 |
| Pascual Pérez | Salem Pirates | 2.61 | 11 | 7 |
| Henry Mack | Peninsula Pilots | 2.79 | 15 | 4 |
| Marty Bystrom | Peninsula Pilots | 2.83 | 15 | 7 |
| Ben Wiltbank | Salem Pirates | 2.92 | 11 | 10 |
| Stan Bockewitz | Kinston Eagles | 2.97 | 9 | 9 |
| Paul Cacciatore | Lynchburg Mets | 3.16 | 10 | 5 |
| Kevin Stephenson | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3.32 | 11 | 10 |
| Juan Agosto | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3.82 | 5 | 11 |
| Gary Sarno | Kinston Eagles | 3.84 | 9 | 15 |
| Marc Gelinas | Salem Pirates | 3.89 | 8 | 12 |
| Craig Allegrezza | Alexandria Dukes | 4.13 | 8 | 12 |
| Randy Brown | Lynchburg Mets | 4.18 | 9 | 8 |
| John Brownlee | Kinston Eagles | 4.18 | 8 | 14 |
| Freddie Martínez | Lynchburg Mets | 4.23 | 11 | 7 |
| Ron Musselman | Alexandria Dukes | 4.25 | 6 | 12 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
Save Leaders
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